Neuralink Plans First Blindsight Implant for Blind Patients This Year

Neuralink will perform its first Blindsight implant later this year. The procedure is intended for people who were born blind or have never been able to see. The company stated that patients will initially receive limited vision. Officials said the technology is expected to improve over time and may reach levels beyond normal human sight.

The same technology is also being developed to help paralyzed patients walk again. It works by bridging signals from the brain past the point of spinal damage. A company representative described the approach as "Sort of what you might call Jesus-level technologies." The statement was reported by Reuters and @elonmusk.